Blocker Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Texas City ISD
- Texas City, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Texas City ISD: C
Total students
949
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Texas City ISD: 9.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Texas City ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 90%
Blocker Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Texas City, TX, in the Texas City ISD school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 949 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 62.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $59,672, which is $2,581 more than the state average.
Contact information
Website
www.tcisd.org/index.aspx?nid=149
Address
1800 9th Ave NTexas City, TX 77590-6200
Office phone number
Principal
- Anthony Furman
- tfurman@tcisd.org
- (409) 916-0706
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Blocker Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
949
African American
191 (20.1%)
Texas City ISD: 31.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
13 (1.4%)
Texas City ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
9 (0.9%)
Texas City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 4.6%
Hispanic
416 (43.8%)
Texas City ISD: 39.9%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Texas City ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
292 (30.8%)
Texas City ISD: 24.3%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
27 (2.8%)
Texas City ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
62.5 %
Texas City ISD: 60.4%
Statewide: 50.6%
Economically disadvantaged
72.3 %
Texas City ISD: 78.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
9.1 %
Texas City ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.1 %
Texas City ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 20.6%
Career and Technical
30.1 %
Texas City ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 27.6%
Gifted and Talented
3.9 %
Texas City ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
11.7 %
Texas City ISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 10.5%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year.
Overall
B
Texas City ISD: C
Student achievement
C
Texas City ISD: C
School progress
B
Texas City ISD: B
Closing the gaps
B
Texas City ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2020 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
59.6
African American
12.9 (21.6%)
Texas City ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 10.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (3.4%)
Texas City ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
6 (10.1%)
Texas City ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 28.1%
Pacific Islander
1 (1.7%)
Texas City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
36.7 (61.6%)
Texas City ISD: 55.9%
Statewide: 57.7%
Two or more races
1 (1.7%)
Texas City ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
2.9 (4.8%)
Texas City ISD: 4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Bachelor's
44.2 (74.2%)
Texas City ISD: 74.9%
Statewide: 73.4%
Master's
12.5 (21%)
Texas City ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.
Students per teacher
15.9
Texas City ISD: 15.3
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2019-2020 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Texas City ISD: 9.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$59,672
Texas City ISD: $58,358
Statewide: $57,091
Beginner
$55,200
Texas City ISD: $55,635
Statewide: $49,868
1 to 5 years
$55,385
Texas City ISD: $56,453
Statewide: $52,823
6 to 10 years
$58,490
Texas City ISD: $57,449
Statewide: $55,756
11 to 20 years
$61,109
Texas City ISD: $60,674
Statewide: $59,308
20+ years
$64,587
Texas City ISD: $64,089
Statewide: $65,449